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Aug 2024

34m 4s

What We Get Wrong About Burnout

About this episode

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss the real meaning of burnout, when and why it happens, and what to do about it if you find yourself stuck in a cycle of burnout.

00:00 Open

00:24 Intro

06:00 What “burnout” really means

08:25 Stats on burnout

11:00 Misconceptions about burnout

16:35 Why burnout is an environmental problem

26:41 Tactics for handling burnout

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